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A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston's suburbs
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A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston's suburbs

  • By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

A massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston has been shooting a giant plume of fire into the air for hours. First responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood where some homes have caught fire. Officials say the firefighters were dispatched at 9:55 a.m. on Monday in Deer Park and La Porte. Video footage from KTRK showed a park near the fire had been damaged and firefighters pouring water on homes near the blaze. The pipeline is operated by Dallas-based Energy Transfer. The company says the 20-inch pipeline is shut down but local officials say it will take hours more, if not into Tuesday, before residual natural gas liquids flow out of the pipeline.

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